Collections and calls for papers

Special feature: Conservation of Satoyama Endangered Species in the Era of Depopulation and Aging

This special feature focuses on the conservation of the Satoyama rare species.

Submission status

Closed

Special feature: Ecological Resilience of Ecosystems with Human Impact—Restoration of Plants and Animals

This special feature aims to offer ideas on the direction of research necessary for quantifying ecological resilience of ecosystems for scientists, and ideas on ecosystem management to enhance the ecological...

Submission status

Closed

Special feature: Environmental DNA as a practical tool for aquatic conservation and restoration

This special feature aims to provide a scientific understanding of environmental DNA methods and applications to investigate various taxa and habitats in aquatic ecosystems.

Submission status

Closed

Special feature: Health, it matters: Responsible Mission for Landscape and Ecological Engineering

The topics cover environmental volunteering program effects, onsite restorative effect, vegetation quality and quantity on human health, and a systematic approach to identify and prioritize the building roof...

Submission status

Closed

Special feature: Landscape Design and Urban Biodiversity

The loss of biodiversity, the impact of climate change, and the growth of the world’s urban population, the main challenges of this century for life on earth, are all strongly interconnected. In this special...

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Closed

Special feature: Local landscape planning and management in rural areas

The special feature articles cover different topics relating to ecological land-use policies.

Submission status

Closed

Special feature: Physiological and Ecological Responses of Plants and Plant Communities in Dryland Environments

The purpose of this special feature is to promote research on the physiological and ecological characteristics of plant species inhabiting drylands and to consolidate the knowledge necessary for further deve...

Submission status

Closed

Special feature: Tracing Radioactive Substances in River Basins for Effective Mitigation Measures

The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011 resulted in the release of several hundred petabecquerels of radioactive elements into the environment. The articles in this special fe...

Submission status

Closed